Grandpa was a man of few words. In my memories, he cooked the best steam eggs i've eaten when i was a little kid. He always asked me the same questions whenever i visited him.. "Jie Jie lehz?" He would always sit in front of the television whenever i visited him, and he would use that strong booming voice to respond to me whenever i shouted, "YE YE!!!"
My beloved grandpa passed away on 05th January 2007
The past 5 days, the whole family was taking turns guarding his wake. It was like a gathering for all of us, and no one seems to sense the sadness... until yesterday when it was time to pray to him for the last time and send Grandpa to the crematorium at Mandai.
The whole family was praying aloud when we were at the gallery, awaiting for his coffin to be pushed into the furnace, that is when the even the seemingly strongest people teared, there it was, below us, the coffin my Grandpa was in, decorated by the flowers that were plucked by my cousins and me, and above the flowers are the clothes that my Grandpa always wore when he is attending a function... that strip top, and that grey pants, and that pair of slippers that he always wore to the coffeeshop for his coffee session.
I would always remember my grandpa who has a loud booming voice no matter how sick he was, and has been standing strong......
Goodbye Ye Ye
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